Elliotte Friedman

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18,896 appearances 51 recordings 6 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 2d ago

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32 Thoughts: The Podcast · Protection, Expansion & Change · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

They probably, probably need to know Fantilli's number before they make other decisions, right?

So when they sign him, then they know, okay, we've got Fantilli at X dollars, and it's going to be above 10 million, but you've got to know where.

And then you can figure out, okay, where do all these other pieces fit?

Because one of the challenges with Marchenko is,

is he's only making 3.85 million even though he's not a 3.85 million dollar player he's worth much more than that and next year he'll be on a contract that is much higher than that but if you're trading a guy out at 3.85 and you're adding probably one or more pieces that make more than that

You've got to know what Fantilli's number is so you don't walk yourself into another salary cap problem.

So I think...

And there's this thing too, like this whole thing about the Marchenko trade is that depending on who you talk to, you get differing opinions on whether or not Columbus really wants to do this.

And especially now, I think most people believe that Columbus wants to start the season and go and then decide what they want to do.

Now there's others who said, no, they think if they get a deal that they want, they'll move Marchenko.

But,

That's in the minority.

That's not what most people think.

However, what most people do seem to agree with is, absent knowing Fantilli's number, it's hard to make a trade for Marchenko because it's extremely difficult to see them bringing in less salary than they're sending out because Marchenko was so undervalued at just under $4 million.

So I think that's kind of what's going on there.

Now, Kyle, the other thing I'll tell you,

And it was a really interesting conversation.

One of the big storylines of the summer is how the pendulum has really swung towards the powers in the hand of the players.

And, you know, I'm not going to complain about that.

I just tried to get every dollar I could in a contract negotiation.

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